Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| whistling adj. | pfeifend | ||||||
Possible base forms for "whistling" | |||||||
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| whistle (Verb) | |||||||
Nouns | |||||||
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| whistling [TELECOM.] | das Pfeifen no plural | ||||||
| whistling [TELECOM.] | das Zwitschern no plural - in der Telekommunikation | ||||||
| whistling noise | der Pfeifton pl.: die Pfeiftöne | ||||||
| whistling sound | der Pfeifton pl.: die Pfeiftöne | ||||||
| whistling sand [GEOL.] | singender Sand | ||||||
| whistling heron [ZOOL.] | der Pfeifreiher pl. Lat.: Syrigma sibilatrix | ||||||
| whistling teal (or: whistling-teal) [ZOOL.] | die Java-Baumente Lat.: Dendrocygna javanica [Ornithology] | ||||||
| whistling teal (or: whistling-teal) [ZOOL.] | die Javapfeifgans or: Java-Pfeifgans Lat.: Dendrocygna javanica [Ornithology] | ||||||
| whistling teal (or: whistling-teal) [ZOOL.] | die Zwergpfeifgans Lat.: Dendrocygna javanica [Ornithology] | ||||||
| whistling eagle [ZOOL.] | der Keilschwanzweih Lat.: Haliastur sphenurus [Ornithology] | ||||||
| whistling eagle [ZOOL.] | der Pfeifmilan Lat.: Haliastur sphenurus [Ornithology] | ||||||
| whistling eagle [ZOOL.] | der Pfeifweih Lat.: Haliastur sphenurus [Ornithology] | ||||||
| whistling eagle-kite (or: eagle kite) [ZOOL.] | der Keilschwanzweih Lat.: Haliastur sphenurus [Ornithology] | ||||||
| whistling eagle-kite (or: eagle kite) [ZOOL.] | der Pfeifmilan Lat.: Haliastur sphenurus [Ornithology] | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to whistle (sth.) | whistled, whistled | | (etw.acc.) pfeifen | pfiff, gepfiffen | | ||||||
| to whistle | whistled, whistled | | sausen | sauste, gesaust | - Wind | ||||||
| to whistle | whistled, whistled | | Signal geben | ||||||
| to whistle to so. | jmdm. pfeifen | pfiff, gepfiffen | | ||||||
| to whistle at so. | hinter jmdm. herpfeifen | pfiff her, hergepfiffen | | ||||||
| to blow a whistle | pfeifen | pfiff, gepfiffen | | ||||||
| to blow the whistle | abpfeifen | pfiff ab, abgepfiffen | | ||||||
| to blow the whistle on so./sth. [fig.] | über jmdn./etw. auspacken | packte aus, ausgepackt | [coll.] | ||||||
| to blow the whistle on so./sth. [fig.] | jmdn./etw. auffliegen lassen | ||||||
| to blow the whistle on so. [fig.] | jmdn. verpfeifen | verpfiff, verpfiffen | [coll.] | ||||||
Prepositions / Pronouns | |||||||
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| You can whistle for it. [coll.] [fig.] | Da kannst du lange warten. | ||||||
| You can whistle for it. [coll.] [fig.] | Wünschen kann man sich alles. - ironisch gemeint | ||||||
| They can go whistle for it. [coll.] [fig.] | Da können sie lange drauf warten. | ||||||
| They can go whistle for it. [coll.] [fig.] | Das können sie sich abschminken. | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| whistle for attention | Achtungssignal geben | ||||||
| (as) clean as a whistle | blitzblank or: blitzeblank adj. [coll.] | ||||||
| with all the bells and whistles | mit allem Drum und Dran | ||||||
| all the bells and whistles [fig.] | der ganze Schnickschnack | ||||||
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